Chess and Education: Embracing Resilience (Grit).
Let me start with a personal confession: When I was really young, I wanted to quit chess.
Let me start with a personal confession: When I was really young, I wanted to quit chess.
National Master Jim McLaughlin challenges you to identify unprotected pieces and then find a way to attack both of them in the same move.
2017.10.31
Alexander Alekhine vs Savielly Tartakower, Kecskemet (1927)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1007667
Jacques Mieses vs Geza Maroczy, Monte Carlo (1903)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1094238
Grandmasters Alejandro Ramirez and Cristian Chirila play three bullet games to demonstrate the differences between an increment, a delay, and sudden death. The upcoming Champions Showdown matches will be "old school" sudden death rapid and blitz.
2017.10.25
Grandmaster Cristian Chirila shows an excellent game from former world champion Vladimir Kramnik. Each of his moves has a purpose against Armenian GM Lputian in this 1992 game.
2017.10.26
Vladimir Kramnik vs Smbat Gariginovich Lputian, EUR-chT (Men) 10th (1992): D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, classical variation (5.Bf4)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1085706
Grandmaster Cristian Chirila reviews an intriguing game from a viewer. "JamesKirkland" sacrificed a few pieces to win the game.
2017.10.26
JamesKirkland vs. BanelingKing: D45 Queen's Gambit Declined semi-Slav, Stoltz variation
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Jonathan Schrantz challenges you to find the best move. Find a mate or win material with pins, forks, skewers, and more. If you find a good move, see if you can find an even better one.
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Grandmaster Cristian Chirila presents an advanced lecture on the conversion and defense of endgames where each side has a bishop on like-colored squares.
2017.10.24
Alexander Grischuk vs Hikaru Nakamura, FIDE Grand Prix Thessaloniki (2013)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1718682
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Csaba Balogh, European Individual Championships (2013)
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1717572
National Master Jim McLaughlin introduces pins to the beginner class. See if you can find out how to "pin it to win it."
2017.10.24
Grandmaster Denes Boros, as blue, shows the kids how Bobby Fischer, as Black, refuted Bc4 in the Poisoned Pawn Sicilian.
2017.10.15